New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-06
MAYOR HEWITT SUGGESTS AN AMENDMENT TO A
CABLE RAILROAD BILL.

MAYOR HEWITT SUGGESTS AN AMENDMENT 10
CABLE RAILROAD BILL
Mayor Hewitt, In accordance with tho resolution
adopted by the Board OF Estimate, yesterday wrote to
Assistant Corporation Counsel Francis NJ Scott, who Is
at Albany about nil before tho Assembly allow
ing in this city 10 change the power 10 DC
used In operating them 10 cable traction or electric
motors The Mayor asks that the bill be so amended as
to secure this city royalty OF cent for each fare
collected, whether upon the main line or upon transfer
tickets lie says that the cable roads can be operated at
cost OF cents passenger As they wiz DC emitted
to charge cents Is only reasonable that the prohs
should divided between the companies and the city
This letter has been sent to tho Mayor by W. B. VIII
Jams:
Idesre to your attention. and through you that Of The
Corporation Counsel to the passage to =. Third oaps 10 the
Assembly Of Assembly B NO oil allowing horse TaIo9 aus
cable traction cectronoor% The amondment
be imposed no consent from them being
am sure that 1t is your wish that the City Treasury
should all The benefit possible from any .n1 All ran
prominently named 10 the OIL anu ihe C9r
ranS tram az commsslon and also before
OF supreme Court in thecase Of the Newiork Cable a
Company that the OF cable trench
upon tho various routes orlSinalw, hamed ,i ia
tic articles 81 that company would rum ihe
ton should be called 10 attempt the Legislature TO
give authority twenty or more corporations IN this Guy 70
cable trenches upon routes occupying 100 auI
been brought against the New.York Gable Railway Company
in It's struggle existence since is starr in 1888 In view
the that has made TO The city and TO the court
WINGED that the system Of transit proposed by Is TO use
have argument advance against the abolition OF ami
surface railroads but to ad yOn aud
furtherug the Interests OF the cry
beg suggest Onohaf the saving To the corpora
90 TO the CITY Treasury, the following reasons;
IiTst-The people ALL get no benefit Nv Tree transfers
among street railways as uoy Will IN the case oil ls
Cable Railway Company. . j.
routes In Most OF them paid nothing Tor their iran
cl almost ali thcm nave
without paying 10 the city any percentage
upon their earnings, either gross or not
ThTd-Ibey have an established ami ptOhtapc
In ali respects any railroad would lie at great
disadvantage competing with them and TINS new add
valuable be granted To thou IL certainly Ohgh
upon much more OnerOus than would DO mposeu
new company - M
road for tho ending september 80 1881
there carried iJ4 passengers 1T ave cents each
amounting 1881 22l 40 at cost OF operating and main
OF $1,000 800 o. an average cost o 90 per cent
gross earnings 100 miles oil road Opertltu
There were ia period 1857 horses sixteen
lines road OF each horse for year from
siTs OB the lowest Second Avenue nno to t2O-
on the Tenth street line the highest maxim
1915 80 for the maintenance OF about lSOpu
horses total Of mainalng horses Tor The year OF
81 sOI702 now l2067 horses At An average cost OK
purchase 80 each, amounts TO ABOUT scOOODU which
investment by change OF power would DO saved 10 INC coz
pOratOns. .- o. -, d, -,
cable traction operating could not exceed 30 per
cent gross cummings OF 40 cent 10 the
corporation, cents each passengrr- lnrrcta
ing present net earning. IRON ~ 2-Os)S % py
SbS2 4s5 IS making total OF 81 81. an increase OF
nearly per Undor these circum tance- would u
asking much Of saving cent Tor eae
passenger should be paid 20 the city for the privileges s @
Tor This wonld i1B62i4Bi passengers carried for
10 city annually. The number OF passengers
carried by them Is constantly increasing.